I keep getting comments and questions about how I survived a huge stroke, and continue to not just recover, but to thrive since then. The other day it came up again, and my friend quipped that if surviving a stroke was an Olympic event, I’d take the gold. That quip stayed in the back of (more…)
We’ve known best. As a community of individuals, caregivers, and families navigating brain injury and other cognitive challenges, we know what we need. The best overall health and wellness possible. The ability to share our stories and be heard. The opportunity to grow and learn new things. The chance to connect, support, and help each (more…)
Kathi Sturgeon knows one thing for sure: support is still here. The home care professional, nonprofit board director, sports enthusiast and brain injury survivor, recently reflected on how COVID-19 has impacted her. The quick conclusion: it hasn’t been easy. Kathi explains. “One of the challenges has been keeping up with the seemingly constant changes,” shares (more…)
(Editor’s note: Isaac Peterson wrote this personal essay April 25, 2019. It’s a beautiful and powerful tribute to his friend, Gary. Isaac has updated the article with some news and additional thoughts about his beloved friend. Read on. Thank you, Isaac for sharing Gary with us. KT). Let me tell you about my special (more…)
In these unprecedented, confusing and tough times of 2020 and 2021, most people are struggling with some things. Maybe lots of things. And some may be struggling more than they think. Health. Loss. Change. Challenges. Obstacles. As a brain injury community, many of us have coped with those very things: health, loss, change, challenges, obstacles. (more…)
According to the American Kennel Club, more than 80 million people with disabilities use service dogs. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) classifies a service dog as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability and goes on to say that service dogs can help (more…)
